Bladex Announces Quarterly Dividend Payment For Second Quarter 2013

PANAMA CITY, July 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A. (Bladex) (NYSE: BLX), announced today a quarterly cash dividend of US$0.30 per share corresponding to the second quarter 2013.

The cash dividend was approved by the Board of Directors at its meeting held July 16, 2013, and is payable August 6, 2013 to the Bank's stockholders as of the July 29, 2013 record date. 

As of June 30, 2013, Bladex had 38,429,698.59 common shares outstanding of all classes.

Bladex is a supranational bank originally established by the Central Banks of Latin America and Caribbean countries to promote trade finance in the Region. Based in Panama, its shareholders include central and state-owned entities in 23 countries of the Region, as well as Latin American and international commercial banks, and institutional and retail investors. 

For further information, please access Bladex's website on the Internet at www.bladex.com or contact:

Bladex, Head Office, Torre V, Business Park, Avenida La Rotonda, Urb. Costa del Este, Panama, Republic of Panama
Mr. Christopher Schech, Chief Financial Officer
Tel.: (507) 210-8630, E-mail: [email protected]

SOURCE Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A.